Wokingham & Emmbrook's Nick Bateman goes on the offensive during the game with Holyport. Picture by Katie Lamb

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An early free-kick from Sam Whiting was enough to help Wokingham & Emmbrook return to winning ways and keep alive their hopes of securing a top five finish in the Hellenic Premier Division.

The midfielder struck what proved to be the winner in just the fourth minute of the fixture at Larges Lane, finding the top corner with a well-taken set piece.

Holyport's Dan West went close to grabbing the equaliser 10 minutes later when the hosts failed to clear their lines from a corner. However, the strike was well saved by Garry Aulsberry.

A downpour of hailstones saw the game brought to a temporary halt for some seven minutes, but moments after the restart the Sumas almost doubled their lead through Matt Jones, with the centre-forward seeing his header from a Sam Duffelen cross saved by visiting keeper Rhys Marshall.

Opposite number Aulsberry was again called into action late on in the half, denying Dan Rapley after the forward had broke free of the Wokingham & Emmbrook defence and found himself one-on-one with the shot-stopper.

The first real chance of any note after the break came on the hour mark and once more went to the visitors.

Trying his luck from range, Jordan Casey watched on as his attempt from 30 yards flash narrowly past the wrong side of a post.

A further 13 minutes had passed before the majority of the 65 in attendance had something to shout about when Nick Bateman picked out Khalid Senussi with a fine pass.

But the latter took to heavy a touch when taking the ball around Marshall, which took him away from goal and with too acute an angle to cause the visitors any problems, with the latter recovering to pull off the save.

Pushing bodies forward in search of an equaliser, the home side were able to hit their opponents on the break, but neither Luke Lee or Elliott Rushforth were able to provide the killer touch to two well worked team moves as Wokingham & Emmbrook had to settle for victory by a one-goal margain.

The Sumas bring their season and involvement in the Hellenic Premier Division to a close on Thursday when they welcome Flackwell Heath to Larges Lane (7.45), where the side need to better Ardley United's result at Shrivenham if they are to end the campaign in fifth.